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Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone)

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 52317

A doctor passes a scope through the urethra into the bladder, then breaks up a bladder stone and removes the fragments, all without any external incision. This version is used for a smaller, more straightforward stone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Stone Removal Via Scope (Smaller Stone) cost?

$3,645

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,645 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$427 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$871 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $339 to $7,586Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,089
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $891

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in South Dakota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Carolina· 24th of 50

$3,645

$891 physician + $2,754 facility

SD $11,210WV $1,350

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.